Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
ISSN 0020-2754 · eISSN 1475-5661 · Wiley-Blackwell
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.8; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,070; median 280 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 75 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geographies of human-animal interactions, Historical Geography and Geographical Thought and Urban Planning and Governance, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers is an international geography journal publishing the best scholarship from across the whole spectrum of geographical research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences13.3%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences8.7%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.5%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences4.1%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,997OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 85.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 67Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 429,104Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,053 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 31 | 11 |
| 2025 | 75 | 62 | 196 |
| 2024 | 78 | 60 | 465 |
| 2023 | 71 | 56 | 772 |
| 2022 | 76 | 51 | 1,209 |
| 2021 | 102 | 59 | 1,939 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
280 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 186 days – 393 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 314 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (132 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 260 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,070 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,730 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0020-2754
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-5661
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
What CAS zone is Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Geography; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.8; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 180.
How long does peer review take at Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 280 days (interquartile range 186–393 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,070.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .